The Goodies (1970-1982)

Not a movie this time but an entire series. Anyone alive in the seventies or eighties, especially here in Australia will remember this. Mention the phrase "three seater bike" to most of the population and they will recall these "Super-Chaps Three" ¹

Now The Goodies were classified as a kid's show, due to not only its popularity with kids, who liked the madcap slapstick chase scenes at the end of the episodes, (my favourite is the Western-Epic Movie- Silent Comedy Classic battle from Series 5's "The Movies"), but also due to the fact that it was shown here in Oz during childrens viewing time (5pm).

The Goodies is much more than a kid's show. It is a classic comedy that appeals to all ages. It is the televisual successor to "The Goon Show", in that it had a regular cast of characters, sustained a plot for the entire show, and employed surreal humour, and completely impossible physical comedy scenes for its climax. Now I know a lot of people regard Monty Python's Flying Circus as the successor to the Goons, but when you look at it, Python is really just a sketch show with silly voices. Only once in the Python series did an episode have a running plot for the entire thirty minutes ² ,and that was just a frame to hang sketches on, not a well developed plot. The Goodies brought surreal comedy, witty jokes and slapstick together with a storyline every episode (except one, which was a Goodies concert).

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The Goodies

Torrent at : http://extratorrent.com/torrent/1764851/The+Goodies+Complete+Series+1+-+91970-82(Classic+British+Comedy)++co+uk.html

Contains all 70 Episodes, but some are missing the opening or closing credits. No big loss though

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1 - "Super Chaps Three" was the working title for The Goodies

2 - The "Python with a plot" was "Mr Pither's Cycling Tour" Episode 34.